Heinz Höher

Heinz Höher (11 August 1938 – 7 November 2019) was a German football player and manager.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Heinz Höher

Höher with FC Twente
Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-08-11)11 August 1938
Place of birth	Leverkusen, Germany
Date of death	7 November 2019(2019-11-07) (aged 81)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Striker
Youth career
1948–1957	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1963	Bayer Leverkusen	155	(60)
1963–1965	Meidericher SV	20	(0)
1965–1966	FC Twente	21	(2)
1966–1970	VfL Bochum	70	(20)
Total		266	(82)
International career
1959–1962	West Germany Olympic	9	(4)
Managerial career
1970	VfL Bochum (assistant)
1970–1972	Schwarz-Weiß Essen
1972–1979	VfL Bochum
1979–1980	MSV Duisburg
1980–1981	Fortuna Düsseldorf
1981	Ethnikos Piraeus
1981–1983	PAOK
1983	Olympiacos
1984–1988	1. FC Nürnberg
1988–1989	Al-Ittihad
1996	VfB Lübeck
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Höher played for Bayer Leverkusen, Meidericher SV, FC Twente and VfL Bochum.^[8]

Coaching career

Höher coached Schwarz-Weiß Essen, VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.,^[9] PAOK,^[10] Olympiacos and 1. FC Nürnberg.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen	1957–58	2. Oberliga West	26	8	—		—		26	8
	1958–59		28	15	—		—		28	15
	1959–60		22	9	—		—		22	9
	1960–61		27	11	—		—		27	11
	1961–62		27	15	—		—		27	15
	1962–63	Oberliga West	25	2	—		—		25	2
	Total		155	60	0	0	0	0	155	60
Meidericher SV	1963–64	Bundesliga	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	1964–65		10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
FC Twente	1965–66	Eredivisie	21	2	2	1	—		23	3
VfL Bochum	1966–67	Regionalliga West	18	3	—		—		18	3
	1967–68		19	7	3	0	—		22	7
	1968–69		26	10	—		—		26	10
	1969–70		7	0	—		5[a]	1	12	1
	Total		70	20	3	0	5	1	78	21
Career total			266	82	5	1	5	1	276	84

1. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion playoffs